Improvement in portable escritoirs



dormir %iaia 4 VWALTER e. MITCHELL, 0E HoLLISroN, MASSASHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 111,231, dated January 24, 1871.

fl M PROVEMENT IN VPORTABLE' ESCRITCIRS.

, The Schedule referred to in th'eaeLetters Patent and making pat of the same.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Beit known that I,- WALTER G. Hollston, inthe county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful `lmprovement in Portable Escritoir; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the-same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part Vof this specication, in which Figure l represents my improved escritoir open. Eigure 2 is a cross-section of the same, taken through the line a: x, g. 1.

'Figure Sis-,an end view of the same closed.

Similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts. My invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, and inexpensive escritoir, which shall be so constructed and arranged that, when opened up for use, it may serve as a smooth and rm writing-table, and when closed, for transportation, may be folded up into small compass, and, at the same time', serve as. a receptacle for paper, pens, inkstand, stamp-box,

It consists inthe construction and arrangement ofthe various parts,- as hereinafter more fully described.

A are bars or plates, of suitable length and breadth, and of such a thickness as to -give them the necessary strength and rigidity.

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rial, the said cover B thus forming a smooth surface for the paper `while being written upon.

O represents an inkstand, whichshould 4be made `receive pen-holders, pencils, Suc.

. D represents a small box for containing stamps, pens, 85er, which should also be made square, and its sides of the jsame breadth asthe sides ofthe inlrstaudv In folding up the'escritoir the inkstand C and' box D are laid upon the central plate A, close to its ends, and the other plates A are turned up around them, the outer edgesof the narrow plates A meeting at the center of the upper side of said inkstand and boX. A space is thus formed, between the inkstand C and box D, for paper, pencils, pen-holder, 85e.

E are rubber straps, the ends of which are secured to the outer two ofthe three wider plates A, near their ends, as shown'in figs. 1,' 2, and 3.

r)She rubber straps E, when the escritoir is opened out, keep the plates A at.

When the escritoir is folded up the rubber-strapsE are ,turned over the folded ends, as shown in iig. 3, and keep the various parts securely in place.

Having thus described my invention,

VI claim as new 'and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Y An improved portable escritoir, A BI C D E, said parts A B C D E being constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as herein shown and described, andfor the purpose set forth.

iVitnesses: WALTER G. MITCHELL. 

